UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has dismissed a stinging comparison made by LBC host Nick Ferrari, who likened her leadership struggles to those of Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim.
Ferrari made the remark during a live interview on Tuesday, suggesting that Badenoch, like Amorim keeps “asking for more time” while presiding over losses.
“If this was football, Mrs Badenoch, you need to look across to Old Trafford. The manager of Manchester United, Ruben Amorim, keeps saying, ‘Give me time,’ and keeps losing matches. You’re losing councillors, you’re losing support, you’re losing members. You are the Ruben Amorim of politics,” Ferrari said.
The comment came a day after Badenoch addressed the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, where she urged members to stay united despite mounting internal pressure and defections to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party.
Rejecting the comparison, Badenoch said her leadership was focused on rebuilding the party after years of setbacks
“Well, that is certainly not the case,” she replied. “What we are doing is shedding a lot of the baggage of the last 14 years. We need people in the party who are here for the right reasons.”
The Conservatives are currently polling at around 17 percent according to YouGov, one of their lowest ratings in decades, as frustration grows within party ranks.
Meanwhile, Amorim himself has been under intense scrutiny from Manchester United fans after 17 defeats in just 36 games. Football legends Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney have both questioned his tactics, with Scholes saying the manager is “getting too much time.”
Ferrari’s quip has since sparked debate online, with observers joking that both Badenoch and Amorim may be “leading struggling teams in need of a reset.”
